2004 Dakar Rally also known as the 2004 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 26th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally started in the Auvergne region of France, passing through Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso, and finishing Dakar in Senegal. This was the last time the rally ever visited France. The rally was won by the French team of Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret in a Mitsubishi; while the motorcycle class was won by Nani Roma of Spain on a KTM and the trucks class was won by Russians Vladimir Chagin, Semen Yakubov and Sergey Savostin in a Kamaz.
Entries
+ Number of participantsStageBikesCarsTrucksTotalStart of Rally 195 142 63 400End of Rally 6560 38 163
Bikes + Leading EntriesManufacturerTeamNo.Rider KTM1293710411195615KTM De Gavardo8161725 Yamaha12
Cars + Leading EntriesManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCo-Driver200209 Mitsubishi201203206211218259202205208210Nissan Dessoude215228234204224 BMWX-Raid207212216225
Trucks
+ Leading EntriesManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCo-Drivers Hino400 Kamaz410414423 DAF411 417 Tridec442 Tatra412415425
Stages Stage Date From To Total(km)Stage winnersBikesCarsTrucks1 1 January Clermont-Ferrand Narbonne 396 M. Graziani K. Shinozuka V. Chagin2 2 January Narbonne Castellón de la Plana 526 D. Frétigné J. M. ServiaStage cancelled3 3 January Castellón de la Plana Tangier 865 D. Frétigné G. de Villiers G. de Rooy4 4 January Tangier Er Rachidia 752 F. Meoni A. Vatanen F. Kabirov5 5 January Er Rachidia Ouarzazate 575 I. Esteve S. Peterhansel V. Chagin6 6 January Ouarzazate Tan-Tan 803 N. Roma H. Masuoka V. Chagin7 7 January Tan-Tan Atar 1055 R. Sainct H. Masuoka V. Chagin8 8 January Atar Tidjikja 393 N. Roma S. Peterhansel K. Loprais9 9 January Tidjikja Néma739 C. Despres H. Masuoka F. Kabirov10 10 January Néma MoptiStages cancelled11 11 January Mopti Bobo-Dioulasso 12 January Bobo-Dioulasso Rest day12 13 January Bobo-Dioulasso Bamako 666 C. Despres L. Alphand F. Kabirov13 14 January Bamako Ayoun el Atrous 734 D. Frétigné C. McRae K. Loprais14 15 January Ayoun el Atrous Tidjikja 551 C. Despres L. Alphand F. Kabirov15 16 January Tidjikja Nouakchott 651 F. Meoni H. Masuoka F. Kabirov16 17 January Nouakchott Dakar 647 R. Sainct J. Kleinschmidt F. Kabirov17 18 January Dakar 106 C. Despres C. McRae H. Stacey
Notes: — The event for trucks was cancelled due to hazardous conditions.
Summary The competitors included former world rally champion Colin McRae. Stephane Peterhansel took an early lead after the third stage. Four times winner of the rally, Ari Vatanen, won the fourth stage, which was his 50th individual stage win at the Dakar Rally. Peterhansel received a five minutes penalty after his team-mate pushed his car when it encountered gearbox trouble 300m from the finishing line of the fifth stage but retained his overall lead. McRae moved up to third place after the sixth stage but lost time on the seventh stage after getting stuck in a sand dune. Peterhansel retook the lead from overnight leader Hiroshi Masuoka after the eighth stage, and retained it after stage nine. Stages 10 and 11 were cancelled owing to concerns over the security situation in Mali. The rally resumed with stage 12 between Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso and Bamako in Mali; Peterhansel retained the lead at the end of the stage. McRae won the 13th stage between Bamako and Ayoun el Atrous in Mauritania, the first Briton to win a stage of the Dakar rally since Andrew Cowan in 1990. The 14th, 15th and 16th stages were won by Luc Alphand, Hiroshi Masuoka and Jutta Kleinschmidt. McRae won the final stage but the overall winner was Stephane Peterhansel, who became only the second man to have won both the car and motorcycle categories of the Dakar Rally. The motorcycle category was won by Spaniard Nani Roma.
Stage results
Bikes Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap11 Matteo GrazianiKTM1:24Stage not counted towards overall classification2 Cyril DespresKTM1:320:083 Richard Sainct KTM1:330:0921 David Frétigné Yamaha22:471 David Frétigné Yamaha22:472 Cyril Despres KTM23:020:152 Cyril Despres KTM23:020:153 Nani Roma KTM23:440:573 Nani RomaKTM23:440:5731 David Frétigné Yamaha6:131 David Frétigné Yamaha29:002 Cyril Despres KTM6:140:012 Cyril Despres KTM29:160:163 Giovanni Sala KTM6:180:053 Giovanni SalaKTM30:061:0641 Fabrizio Meoni KTM41:531 Isidre Esteve KTM1:13:292 Alfie CoxKTM42:360:432 Fabrizio MeoniKTM1:13:430:143 Isidre Esteve KTM43:061:133 Cyril DespresKTM1:13:460:1751 Isidre Esteve KTM3:44:271 Isidre Esteve KTM4:57:562 Nani RomaKTM3:44:430:162 Fabrizio MeoniKTM4:58:320:363 Fabrizio MeoniKTM3:44:490:223 Cyril DespresKTM4:58:550:5961 Nani RomaKTM3:32:261 Isidre Esteve KTM8:32:472 Isidre EsteveKTM3:34:512:252 Nani RomaKTM8:34:411:543 Andy CaldecottKTM3:36:073:413 Cyril DespresKTM8:35:242:3771 Richard SainctKTM6:39:331 Cyril DespresKTM15:23:302 Jean BrucyKTM6:46:407:072 Nani RomaKTM15:26:333:033 Cyril DespresKTM6:48:068:333 Richard SainctKTM15:26:513:2181 Nani RomaKTM5:38:071 Nani RomaKTM21:04:402 Jean BrucyKTM5:44:096:022 Richard SainctKTM21:12:568:163 Richard SainctKTM5:46:057:583 Jean BrucyKTM21:19:0514:2591 Cyril DespresKTM9:34:331 Nani RomaKTM31:05:352 Alfie CoxKTM9:37:573:242 Richard SainctKTM31:09:083:333 Richard SainctKTM9:56:1221:393 Alfie CoxKTM31:33:5628:2110Stages cancelled due to security concerns11121 Cyril DespresKTM1:43:131 Nani RomaKTM33:00:132 Marc ComaKTM1:54:0010:472 Richard SainctKTM31:09:0810:063 Nani RomaKTM1:54:3811:253 Alfie CoxKTM33:29:0628:53131 David FrétignéYamaha6:10:251 Nani RomaKTM39:17:002 Richard SainctKTM6:14:063:412 Richard SainctKTM39:24:257:253 Nani RomaKTM6:16:476:223 Cyril DespresKTM40:02:3945:39141 Cyril DespresKTM6:55:101 Nani RomaKTM46:16:242 Alfie CoxKTM6:56:331:232 Richard SainctKTM46:26:049:403 Nani RomaKTM6:59:244:143 Cyril DespresKTM46:57:4941:25151 Fabrizio MeoniKTM6:55:461 Nani RomaKTM53:15:292 Richard SainctKTM6:56:320:462 Richard SainctKTM53:22:367:073 Nani RomaKTM6:59:053:193 Cyril DespresKTM54:01:5846:29161 Richard SainctKTM2:21:481 Nani RomaKTM55:39:222 Nani RomaKTM2:23:532:052 Richard SainctKTM55:44:245:023 Cyril DespresKTM2:24:122:243 Cyril DespresKTM56:26:1046:48171 Cyril DespresKTM14:491 Nani RomaKTM55:56:282 Pål Anders UllevålseterKTM14:590:102 Richard SainctKTM56:09:0612:383 Per-Gunnar LundmarkKTM15:360:473 Cyril DespresKTM56:40:5944:31
Cars Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap11 Kenjiro Shinozuka Arnaud DebronNissan1:41Stage not counted towards overall classification2 Giniel de Villiers François JordaanNissan1:420:013 Miki Biasion Tiziano SivieroMitsubishi1:420:0121 José Maria Servia François BorsottoSchlesser-Ford25:001 José Maria Servia François BorsottoSchlesser-Ford25:002 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi25:030:032 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi25:030:033 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecBMW25:260:263 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecBMW25:260:2631 Giniel de Villiers François JordaanNissan6:221 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi31:302 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecBMW6:260:042 José Maria Servia François BorsottoSchlesser-Ford31:350:053 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi6:270:273 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecBMW31:520:2241 Ari Vatanen Juha RepoNissan40:501 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi1:12:202 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi40:500:102 Miki Biasion Tiziano SivieroMitsubishi1:13:271:073 Miki Biasion Tiziano SivieroMitsubishi41:130:333 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecBMW1:13:481:2851 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi3:14:111 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi4:31:312 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi3:18:464:352 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi4:32:431:123 Giniel de Villiers François JordaanNissan3:27:0612:553 Luc Alphand Henri MagneBMW4:42:2810:5761 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi3:09:401 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi7:42:232 Giniel de Villiers François JordaanNissan3:12:372:572 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi7:49:036:403 Colin McRae Tina ThörnerNissan3:15:215:413 Giniel de Villiers François JordaanNissan8:00:1317:5071 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi5:58:351 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi13:40:582 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi6:03:375:022 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi13:52:4011:423 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford6:19:3320:583 Colin McRae Tina ThörnerNissan14:22:2741:2981 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi5:01:251 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi18:54:052 Jutta Kleinschmidt Fabrizia PonsVolkswagen5:30:2028:552 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecBMW19:59:161:04:383 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecBMW5:33:4632:213 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi20:16:371:22:3291 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi9:03:431 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi28:16:202 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi9:22:1518:322 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi29:20:201:04:003 Jutta Kleinschmidt Fabrizia PonsVolkswagen9:48:5045:073 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford30:38:482:22:2810Stages cancelled due to security concerns11121 Luc Alphand Henri MagneBMW1:54:531 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi30:16:532 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford1:56:211:282 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi31:21:361:04:433 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi2:00:335:403 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford32:35:092:18:16131 Colin McRae Tina ThörnerNissan5:52:581 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi36:36:262 Giniel de Villiers François JordaanNissan6:00:387:402 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi37:38:551:02:293 Ari Vatanen Juha RepoNissan6:01:458:473 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford39:06:252:29:59141 Luc Alphand Henri MagneBMW6:51:071 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi43:46:032 Colin McRae Tina ThörnerNissan7:05:2714:202 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi44:51:071:05:043 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi7:09:3718:303 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford46:17:472:31:44151 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi6:52:351 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi50:47:492 Colin McRae Tina ThörnerNissan7:05:2714:202 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi51:43:4255:533 Giniel de Villiers François JordaanNissan7:10:0717:323 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford53:43:052:55:16161 Jutta Kleinschmidt Fabrizia PonsVolkswagen2:34:491 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi53:28:322 Luc Alphand Henri MagneBMW2:35:480:592 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi54:19:5551:233 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi2:36:131:243 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford56:32:193:03:47171 Colin McRae Tina ThörnerNissan14:421 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretMitsubishi53:47:372 José Maria Servia François BorsottoSchlesser-Ford15:230:412 Hiroshi Masuoka Gilles PicardMitsubishi54:37:0149:243 Nasser Al-Attiyah Marc BartholomeMitsubishi15:250:433 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Marie LurquinSchlesser-Ford56:48:103:00:33
Note: — Peterhansel was awarded a five-minute penalty for receiving illegal outside assistance. This only affected the overall classification, with Peterhansel retaining his stage win.
Trucks